h i mmftW kW ' J' ywnwva- m : EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1922 1 1! III rsa f SI a i'lHU I, j f i ii'lRUf wr f ! mv aw .? :H fe B- SARAH D. LOWRIE'S SATURDAY EVENING TALK r !Tfcmg tftc Routine Habit Out flUilB Christmas, high or low, rich or T)OI Doer, educated or lenerant men nt Hi Feast of tlie Birth of Christ nrc new presumedly decerntlnir tlie shrine In their hearts which Is His, In honor of Ilirat AH the clvlng and the fenstlng nnd singing and greeting mean cither that: "Jey te the world, the Lord hns come," or they mean nothing thnt touches religion. And If te seme of us they mean noth ing thnt touches relieien, then there Is for IHra no shrine In our hearts, no ete&&&stegg!i persons with habits Instiail of cenvie B..u """". ,v.,""" .'"-'V '"' ""." i tlens, who, bernuse we were Lern in n certain environment, have cen the hnblt of Christmas I Hut are rather llke the innkeeper and his wife in Bethlehem en the night Jeseph knocked for ndmlttance for himself nud Mnr If there had been a room no doubt these- late-comers would h.ive had it, nnd the Child would bave been born there, making the Inn for nil time the most glorious shrine of the weild. Uut It se happened that en account of the registration for the new tax many per sons had knocked that day at the Inn and taken up lodging tln.re. until it wna crowded te its full capacity. It the Innkeeper's wife bad known what wns Impending within an hour, It wns un un hcllevnble that she would net Irive turned seme ene out te make room. There is no reason te think of hr or her husband as cruel. They had nn opportunity te take Christ in, but they did net knew it wns I'hrM, nor in deed that a Child wns te be born that very night of the tired woman vvhoe husband krecked fe bite at the gate of their crowded court) ard. I N SnOUT, se far as the- records go, matter that night beyond peeing te It, perhaps, that shelter of some kind wim given te these strangers. And It was net an Inhuman kind of shelter, ( ither, even for what was unexpectedly te oc cur within nn hour or two. Se, the crucial choice as te what thev would de for Jeseph and Mary and the Child would ceme next day, nnd the days after that, when what had happened would begin te dawn upon them U.v the light of surrounding testimony. First, the renl nature of the parentage from an earthly standpoint. Every ene in Bethlehem wns presumedly of the tribe of Judah, but JeH'pli and Marv were of the kingh line, Secondly, the tes timeny of the shepherds who had seen n vi"ion, nnd of the wIm men who brought gif..3, and of the ancient man and woman nt the TYmele. who bad prophesied as te the heuenly nature of the Child. And. lastlv. the sharp rear of ilered, who could brook no rival heir te the throne, and attempted te de nway with the Child bv a whole sale masacre of all the children under one year in the town. AH these things would come early te the Knowledge of the innkeeper and his wife, and con cerning them tkej did have a wide power of choice ns te whetb- ''pv would worship Him with the shep herds and the wise men, nnd regard Him with Ilered as the legitimate i claimant te a throne, or continue te I pursue their business and pleasure as though He had never knocked at their I deer. I With us who nre horn in the riirU tlanfalt or who" borue, Uef " f'nt first we have no individual choice either I the inn is full ami then L , no reW for I n stranger, or the shrine is already made' nnd prepared fnr the Child. Before vv' niffleld enough te knew, thnt -Urintl has been prepare.1, or the shrine has been otherwise engaged. And vve ,n go en ouite a while taking the Vlinne , for granted paving a sort of homage or habit there or we can go en In- , permiu definlteh considering it no shrine, but " hnt de veu think of the idea'" only a spire room for gt.ie-.ta of en Alines enthuvi im. that fnr a mo me sort or another But In enhir (jse it ment had been clouded by the dnngcr of is an Inherited choice of religion with this ether thing thit had loomed up be us, net a personal c'iek e, or one lern tween them, suddenly brimmed evr of personal knowledge, and gathered in1 "O, Mr Hut hint. I am sure nu from what the shepherds i. an 1 tin knew hew I feel about it. .Tuf te wise men knew, nnd the soldiers of be In jour cnmpanv has been n wonder wonder Hered did nnd what we felt whm we fill epcrinee, nnd I hnve never lad held the Child in our aims and talked te alarj . . . . . TT IS nn inherited religion which Is r only n habit, like our table manner": net a conviction like our falUn.; In love, that nuts us in the portion of the Inn- keeper and his wife But later in there must be a tlinne for us as there wis for the Innkeeper. We can either eon- l tinue te adept our inherited religion I without feeling it. which is the choir 1 01 iiiLTim aim vwnt nteT or uh ithe, nr . tie can mal-e a person il 1 heir, from ' e 1 .1 1 , l , 1 personal irreunds if n rel itlenshiD te- ward Oed. We can be what our Lord 1 called te Niced. mus "horn again," this 1 iime nor. 11110 me inne-irnncn or iiur earthlj envnennient but into the King dem of Heaven. s though the inn keeper had found Chriht after II was 11 grown iii.m and had begged Him te 1 ceme te Muv with him nr liis inn nnd honor the place by tairvinj there if but for n single night in a 1 lumber fitted up for His 11-e nnd for His alone as long as the inn should stum I think invself that is the only re re llglen thnt ciHinN ns a gr w.ng power in our llvei, the religion that we chri Which is why, 1 supine, it is a mere growing eperi(tne le 1 leso the dour of n shrilly whMi w, uiterlv negli-i t thnn te pass Its il itv tliri-held tial'v vMtli (rut SO lini'li a ghuiie at lis iMn candles. 'I be vir nulintien tint we have no shimc givis ns 11 start of anxiety S' "tu r or later te nsk eursilves "wiij : (V COUItSB, there are sumo people! s-' who are vrrv Keep about liming a shrine nnd net in the nt kei n about j the deitv thnt thev -, t it j fur vwu-dnp there. Or rather thiy in'ike the god for the sake of the shrine, rather thin the shrine for the sake if C',m And then theie are Mill minis who con tinually evpt rimnit with different gods. .As tlieiis;h the Innkeeper nnd his wife ''after their ivicilenee in turning nw iv se Illtlblriens 11 Child, she lid resi, that the would ktep a speMil MikiiiIi rtkim f t r all ether promising-leek n' babies tint .were bieu.'ht tint wiv, se that ncier iignln wmiltl the stand the chance of niNsing s0 impmtnnt a vlfiter I suppose the mere vve glow Inte a llkeneH et (!ei, the mere we si mp some of our old iIIuseih celli ernlng II1111 and progress te gienier tmns ptlens ') thnt (here would be betwiui 0111 (li-t Men nnd our Inst all tie difTcruiie thnt the iiinki 1 per must hnve found if he sought our Leu! ns -i mini walking the hills of Jutlen with Mis diu'lphs, from his Hist sight of Hun the da) He was hoi 11 lving in n uiiugei. But vxhethei lie is like the morning star en the herJ011 of our Itws, or has filhil our whole vision with His shining, IIu Is no less Chiist Whellicr we briiu Him our gifts te the manger, or our alabaster be of ointment lit the fenst, or our spices at the sepulcher, or our tears of je nt tlie resurrection, He is the Otic altogether lovely. But unless He In thnt te you or te me as individuals, hi that nut of nil the world of time ami spate and out into rternity I can iiud Him Mich, mid veu can Uijd Him such, nud vvc niit open our hearts te Him and guide our minds by HIwwcll, you tiuil I tire again very HHr. the innkeeper that night that )H. 5Kl6ra. We have no place et of Our Christmas Celebration our own ready for Him. He means se little te us that we cannot turn any Intercut out te niahe room for Him. He niny be Uie greatest gueet that we can ever uave, uut since we de net knew mm, we may never guess what we have lest unless after we have heard the shepherds tale and been Instructed by tlie wlse men, we go te see for our selves. piiCASH Oed If we have, like- the innkeeper, net known Him for what lie is, and innde no nlacn for Him. we may discover our great mistake- before It our lOMUtJ by sett nir un n sir nn for Him In our heirts. SARAH D. LOWMB. The Reckless Age By HAZEL nCVO HATCHELOB Aline Fester it a spoiled member of the younger set iche thinks men tecre mode for her amuictr.cnt. She engages herself te Charley Tyne iche finally. In spite of the fact that he loves her, brcali the engagement be cause of her flirtation icith Uaen Leng, a uritcr. Aline fiiuli hericlf actually in leva icith Leng, but it is atcrrifie blew te her prulc when ihe diwerer that he n mciely uiing her for copy in a novel he n trriflnfl en the jail anc. Intirirhtn Mr. Feitrr meets ictth financial reveries, Alum rcstlesi ami unhappy, gees te Mat thew ITutehini, a big producer, and aik him te que her a chance nn the stage. Hutihins sees premise in Aline, but shu u spoiled and he puts her through a severe course of train ing in de aicay cith her ego, llVien the play opens, the press comments enthusiastically en A Itnc's acting, and later UutiUns offers her the lead in another play. In the meantime she hai net forgotten Lenn, and the pubUthinn of his novel, "Headstrong Youth" viakcs her realize that she still cares for him. Together? rpHAT word "together" hed somehow an ominous rinp te It, and before the dominant personality of this man who sat forward in his chair looking nt her se Intently, Aline left suddenlj helpless. She had a sensation of being swal low ed up, engulfed, nnd because she had been trained in the vnvs of men, because she knew the different in- flectiens in their tones, because he had been made lote te by anv number of I mem. sne realized in nn instant that the business relatlenshin between her- te'f and Hutchlns -was threatened, If net nt nn end. Coming this way llke a belt out of the blue, she was net prepared for It. She had never thought of Hutchlns in n peryjnnl way, she had looked up te him, ndmired him, feared him, but the thought of him as a possible lever had never occurred te her. Perhaps something of what was go ing en in her mind was clear te Hutchlns. for he drew back without saying anj thing mere and Anne drew a breath of relief. In a moment she had hrself in hand and was trying te bridge ever the moment of intinncy betwien tnPm ns though she hnd net noticed nnj l,h n5 '"JW n !"S ."T 'J Lcr- Ilut s l'" iml "0t c' 'V nnTd lmt M ". he eT she .hnd It nnS 1I"I,rm1' lll,' ??,h,JI fro.") h,",,-I nnd pven l1'"". t' netLMB P'k . ? ,hnt Se iTr fl 1wr 'lultef,frpe from . ' fte1inif thnt nt ".J1?? Jfcha miAht "IT 'emeth, e ttc Lln'1- . . "is next words were nuite lm- a chance te thank you for all you have none ier me "Yeu think I have dnne eemcthins for y,,u? When you cime te me that day I don't believe you thought nnv- one could te-irh veu much. Yeu had a pretty gne i idea of veur.elf. and as I told jeu then, I didn't knew whether jeu'd come tnreugn or nor. se 1 ttae this te say in uerent-e or tne "I was a silly little feel " I I'hl aVlnhla Kirls "S O I," is preb. 1 "Ten were n rottenly spoiled kld,"l?f'v larl!'n. ln tel etncrlenre h ir Hutchlns affirmed "and roe've hnd tee I "5. In "2 "nlf.0"," "'".. " .', , - .in ....1. . v-. . 'a-y 11 nine huh iupii. hiiiu juu need is n master, some one stronger than you nre. some ene who can breul; your will " A strange note bad crept into his V strange note had crept into his re nnd ryery tnuRrln in Alim.'y .''.,!rt.n.'L.,CVeT'I '"S'I J.? .VW' "l vel body stifFened. It was nlmest as if he ' I llilll lUUL-lll'll Utlp IlllU JCl DUO I11U ll'JI, shrink, she wns net afraid of him 1 livsjcnlly. Whnt she feared wis thnt he would make It Impossible f r 1 er te nciept his offer, nnd as though ter a second time he sensed the theu.'ht-j that were running through her mind, Hutchlns again returned te the l:n- personal His ye ire was curt and crisp as he said nlruprly, "I'll have your contract rndy fir veu in n few dnvs In the meantlne don't say nnv'liing te nnvene in the cempnnj . I don't like my future plnns aired around, you tincierutnnir' Mine roe te her fen- "Tes, Mr. Hutchins " She hecitiited for a mo me mnit He wns net looking nt her, nnd yet she could net pn iike trls She wanted te iav .emetlung m-e, -he wanted te thank him, te let him knew hew much nil this meant te Ler, and vet Suddenly h had r!en from bis chnlr and was coining tewnrd her She felt his hnnds Ik -ivy n I er r-hnuldi rs in n gr'p se intense thnr if wne nlmest pain, and then nlmest Immediately he had rele-ised her ' That's all!" He 6nnpped out. And Alinn, wl'h kness thnt threat ened tn sag under her, was walking out of the office Continued Tuesday LOVE NOTS By KAY KE.VN (Juotntlens A La Mede Te the Vampire belongs the spells. All house work nnd no play makes home a dull bole for Jack. A Lere Bird ln the hand Is worth two en a string. The charity of face powder covers n multitude of fklns. Monotony is the root of nil evil. Ne man If a prophet in his own home. Bravery Is the staff of married life. Pride geeth before a man fnlls in love. Toels rush In where angels fear te wed. Millions for defence, but net one cent for alimony. casuHeM. xttt. tu Tvitautair Cemja( BROADCASTING TO FIND OUT WHERE SANTA CLAVS IS ISiEFH : I pEfiwj & n ; v "f t ' ! ! is ; w 7 w r ' r i i wmmm mmmm vm vamjmm'wvj ?, .r :d ybai a 'I'i'm. v f aa 3Ki7:T ke.s wmmM&',sxiiAimr&i : i; i fi'f h!k'' ,'jssi . w mmr' rrjE&Arwyvffl& s-auv 'ur;:;: t j .i rrrja --saerrs, v i , , mj . v. 'jm ph m j . t n&f&r Wm l SftrfWL &--drs9W51BJMBSSiffi Tk ' Brk KF v fit '' "' i'' i i '" '- r' -r ft - I lm'r nl&rf f vkJ'.hi i i'tbiii ' ''' 'Sjk M '" ' '.-: rh ' x$,h, , " "If FTsiJR v Wmn7t mtm ' Wrf (kMiPmmrf m M,, 'lite There's nothing old-fashioned about KrlBs Krlngle. He has his listening apparatus right In his sleigh nil the tlme, se that any little T. 0. T. who wants te broadcast a message of geed luck te him for his trip tomorrow night or wish him Merry Christmas will be sure te reach htm. Uut be sure te de It early, because when he comes te fill these stockings hung up se hopefully at the fireplace he likes te find Sally Leu and Billy Bey sound asleep, getting all rebted nnd ready for a big Christmas day Please Tell Me What te De By CYNTHIA Ltttcrs te CimtMa'3 column mull t irrittfn en one side of tht paper (flu, ami muit Ii slantd telth l) urilcr name ami nddryis. The name irlll net be pubilthrd 1 ttie urttrr deei net idth (t. Injlancit letters and letter u'rtttfn en leth aide of the rarer tcill net be anevered. Writer uhe uish personal eiiuifrj that can be eiien in the column 10111 rleaie leek there, as risennl Iftlfrj or enliy tcntltn uhen aojeluteli -neef-sarv. A Silly Letter Dear Cynthia In regard te "Oculd's" letter about klstlng I would -Hiy that I wholly ugree. with him. There Is noth ing wrong in klsMnp A kiss Is net a sjmbel of live, which means and causes heartache, but an erdlnari, aimpkv occurrence I alwajs let the bejs Kiss me geed-night. I am n. t'ap ncr and ene v In Haps, hut no', danger ously Tha bes I catch In my net no enee, wl approve of kissing and regard it as a dally chore Whoever said kissing wns wrong? Only an old eld old fdMUentd maid would. THIXin All Right te Give Present Dear Cynthia We aie two girls In our te.ns and we go out with two won wen derfu fellows New whit we weul 1 llke te knew la whether we should give thee two fel lows anv preHntH for ChrlMmis or net Thov linn Vilnlfrl thev n r mini. fr t-U a us a nrint and we should llke te Klve thorn ene New- v hat de j ou think would be appropriate for them Cl fli; AND UEAL'TT. There Is no reisen why ou should "Ot send the young nun presents Wnt about u. cigarette holder In leather, or a me'al mati h c.ise. a fountain pen or l sllver ptm.il? Scores "S. O. L." Dear Cjnthli I am net muc'i of a 0 out ei my 1(,,, but j can. t n -Nt this opportunity te deposit my two cents in ..jam, iu , v . -. icn wmvi. recently appearel in your column I Ju t have te glva that mnrln3 a final 'sum ' I am an 'fc-geb' and it Is m d'l'eht te en them, whenever ,., 1 pert m.ti prints Itself In this case n y rlt-ht te de se Is pi rfectly eP timate 11 1 ' .ive nethirt; but pralse nnd admuatieii ZlUXTUty ,,, ' i"1 n iiini -inn i-"3 11" MiMii'i I the fel ews in un'ferm Is second te rone J?,, a ,;K",""A ';".'V, hi u ut ruti-mcnt 1 mein i-t.end te no r,'er cl with a naval base And I "ir .hit rovers nilllclent 1 in. r I'ter ' s O L" Ins visited su h cltiis s New,nrt N" rfe!k Chnrlci- 1 aid eerai ether cltlis, I'll bit 1 firnel U , ,.?, LN r'f?.1k WcK ". , n.1 ceral ether cltlis, I'll bit 1 firnel i.ka Miat he vUll wish with n 1 his eart thit he was back In PhiMdelphle. Tht all de It Cvnthta en h thev he I en t re And when 1 spends 1 l'ttle Umi In nny of the nfnre-men-. 1 c!te he wl'l rcalize ail appie- Mite the c of 1'hlladf lphla an 1 tlie K r s tn lt st0 f veu rcl,j tl 'h i 3 O 1 ' veu wll prepare Ourp!f for a " d receptlen w hi n jeu 10 en thn hu 'etln ti-nrd nnd find you nre gelni? te 'eurmv te ether seaport towns It w , i 1 Jl cefnpnred w th the recrp tl n Phil tdelphla etves a mtn In un! un! lerm Wishing the Cynthl.i column n iiy surceases Jt'ST Ay KX-CJOB Can Yeu Tell? By R. J. and A. W. IIODUER What Living Things Have te Be Taught te Swim We are likely, when we consider tie human infant, te think what a vvondir vvendir ful h'lng it is and te wonder tlur Vnewing se little nt the t-tait, h Is finnllv able te outstrip all ether nnl iiuil life in the kind nud number of I h nfempllHuments. In comparison wi u the animal-, about him, he is se virs much less capable of doing the erdinii things at the start. It takes a 1 ihv minths te i a'n te stand en it 1 fii, while a pupp tan de it in n few dm and a colt In n few hours This ) I course, all a prevision of nature t , keep the bnbj out of trouble If he 7Xn':trAfl S'rt himself He, therefore, does net bain many of tlie necessarv things until his reasoning power is sufficiently developed te enable hlra te keep out or get out of trouble Heme of the animals can de wen- derful things right from the beginning. Men una menacjB iwe uil- u,.ly cnu- tures who hnve te be taught te swim. Some matures have Instincts which are awake before they nre born. There is that little water bird, for instaiiee, the purple gnlllnula. If ou take one of the eggs of this species from the nest lust before It is ready te hatch and break the shell carefully ever the water se that the veungster will fall Inte the water, it will dive like a Hash the In- stunt It strikes. Mers wonderful still, Instend of coming te the sui face again in the open water. It will swim about until it finds a dark shady bank or leaf, under which te come up for nlr, nnd knows even then net te stick mere than its beak and nostrils out. Xueedef Pe Inject Jteva Brain' America Is the Only Where Girls Can By MAY I HAVE discovered a new nnd inter nnmely, the yeunr woman te whom ....w . mairiage mnke no 'v"v " "Z "? j real appeal I Sji in ether ceun- 1 (nfnc aliA iitrvli r found be verj', v cry seldom that she is practically a "rarn avis," In rrnnce, of course, with slogan of "Better n bad mairiage than mnrriage at .h. ei,iv no m nlH" s does no t exist iii 1 one meets Englnnd the "con firmed bachelor girl" ec-1 caslenally, but us j nlly, If ene ana ljes her, one linds an linfe rtuniite 11AT CIIHISTIE love nffalr behind her resolution, nnd the ether spinsters would love te have u home and husband If thev could. This is net se In the United States. "While the majority of girls de marry, there is a definite class who de net want . In tnnnnii ntiil r it limit elnnlnnAOii lu t ' " "'".. """ l" i, uui riu(,icucei in ill deed a state of blessedness they veuld net. change ter any man. The reason. Many of them. While in ether coun tries there nre numerous inhibitions for women, tlieie are mightv few out here. A girl can make un iiuiuiie equal te 'i man s. hht deesn t have te marry te imiuuM- iii-ist-u iHiuiifjiiii. (Ann, after all. if the truth were told, hew many women In ether ceun- tries find the Inducement of marriage in the menev problem ' ( Secondly, "old mauN" nre net looked t-;!'' UeWn upon ln t10 inUe( stntes. They holds of single blessedness i ' rr7 I 1 71 Jf .7 TT7" TXr 7 rsnClll H CI JVI flTTlCd What an Unmarried Girl Thinks Te the Editor of M'eman'i Paget Perlwps I shouldn't write this letter nt ril, because I'm neither a married I eman who works or doesn't work- I'm simply a gill who has been fellow- ,!, lng the various opinions you have re ceived and who has ene of her own. v le' ' the Veu couldn't exactly call it an opinion. ' though, bcciuse, nt the very start, 111 ,vn . v ,lmi 1 h-ie no r-enernl nre , M(lV0 l0 wy l l n'" no seH" nre judlce against i Ither nide. It s se muc; THE HOME IN GOOD TASTE Jiy Hareld DonaltUen Elnlein W3&&&&' 4UO Garden I'mnlture Beautiful dene reproductions of old qn ,mis (a3 shown in the illustration), Mbun.l d fountains Inrge anil "mall, grent deeont-tive stene jara nnd benches mny nil be hnd In these dnys. ThCB(J rpproductlens have net, perhaps, . , . ., , , , J, tbe c'inr,n "' tll rlKlnnl marbles, net quite the mellowness of tone, but their , une and quality of color is impeccable ,,,, nH .,, n0 ut,h llpi1(in nnA m0.H they take their place admirably. Garden fountains nre te be found in many delightful fashions, varying In size nnd importance in accordance with the space te be adorned. A patio, or shut-ln-garden is a great tnv .snpclnl!v In n wnrm rllmnte. Tt 1 should always beast n ccntrnl fountain. I The mere sound of the water brings a sense of coolness. It mny have a wall with niches holding great jardinieres with flowers. The paths should be ' (lagged and formal nnd there should be 1 a bench or two. In a big pntle, statues may take the place of jardinieres, and thus we nave statues ouc-ef-aoors in their, really suitable environment. I'1 V 1 Country Afford Net te Marry CHRISTIE are net regarded ns life's failures nnd the subject of impel tinent nnd humiliat ing jekts. Enr from it! They occupy, many of them, high positions in the world of business, politics, civic opera tions, nnd they hnve n real and mnch apprcclated work te de. That brings me te the third point in the make-up of the girl who does net want te marry namely, her work. She usually Is obsessed with it. I grant you there Is, often, n man nt back of that obsession an emplejer ?,"ose, u,UBlW interests '" niserh bW. "I'm my bess1 emce-wife," I e heard many n clever secietary say. half-laughing, nnd yet earnest. "Thnt ", sP'y ceuluVt get along without And it's true. She knows it. The normal mother-urge in her heart is filled by her protective nttltude toward her "chief." In the strict interpre tation of the term, theie is no actual "leve" between them, but the knowl edge that she Is tremendously essential te ene man satisfies her. She makes his jtoeblems hers in a wav that the real wife full of social and home duties seldom docs. She spends mnre than half her waking day beside this man. studvlng, catering te him, giving her brains nnd enersy and time te Mm, fighting his bnttles for him. Isn't that n sort of higher marriage In Itself? Net all women are domesticated. I knew manv "feet-loose" women in this country who me perfectly content te i lm e their freedom Besides, don't forget that marriage happens at all ages here in the united Mates, nnd it s a temptitien te the in dependent, freedom-levine cirl te pest pene the fntal daj and ceremony thnt may lead her Inte pastures net se vnrie- gated or se richly interesting ns the VV 0771077 VV Ctrl? ? I denver, Is te work a complete ictorma icterma a matter of the person herself, don't Hen. possibly a revolution, In any life you think1 I within even a twelve-menth: njid a But what jeu consider the ene whom twelve-month pasbcs, as we nll'realize, B. Z. presents te us, the luxurj -loving eh! se quickly, young wife who wants te keep en work- 1 CopyrieM. lOil. bv uolle Letger Company in. Liniu n wuere 1 uave n very uuuiiiie opinion. If she should stav at he we me told dm would become nn indif ferent inntlirr, nwl lii-inmtnnLni UVi ,t net told, theuch. that xhn become, nm better nnd liner by keeping en with our wen, .vnri, reitniniy, granting the fnct tint she tinnet be anything else but an IndilUnut heinemnkcr, this out side interiM of hers, this job thnt tnkts her nwny for se great n part of her time, is going te make her even 111010 careless about the house that depends upon hi r te leek out for it. I jiiRt cannot see hew her working Is going te impreve her, and it cer tnlnlj lsu t going te Impreve nnvbedv else. This tvpe of gill must be the kinu tnaf is never entirely sttlsfied. whereuu she is, whatever she is doing. piuce, ner ntiitudn is going te Peconie even mere se. The money that she makes will hu apt te make her take en an tiiinewijj; mr or independence, nnd, evtn though she will net he work ing neailv as linrd ns her husband, she'll t'uiilt she la, and she'll t-ee that !w thinks se tee. Then, te i jme back te the thought of lur henm itself. What en earth will this le llke if she, who doesn't cam about nuking it, well erdeied and nttiaeuvi haves it enrlj in the daj and deisu't nturn until evening; She Isn't the Kind of poison who can de mero than one thing; (.he rnn't go around from one loom te another and, ln a weiuieifullj short time, have things appealing neat nnd ns if tlicy vveie cared for, a 1 a geed many women 1 an de. Ne; I Knew she'll leave things slide. There II he faded ilewers en the little tiihle in thu corner, Ilewers that she, with all iicr indifference, pieb.iblv would otherwise hnvu noticed and ie ie meved; of ceurie, there'll be dust, scattered magazines, meals that 1110 hurried, nud efti-n without seme impor tant detail hi cause she's neglected te order It Oh, these all bound like llt llt teo things, but they're examples. And, even It the) would happen unjhew-,,even though shu didn't work, veu cannot mnke inn belluvu that they would happen as much. Of course, I guess It wouldn't de any geed te advance any argument about what she really ewes he htr bus baud, about tlie pleasant, iutetcstcd companion she ought te be. because the very fact that blie Isn't Interested In her own work of making the house a comfortable pluce te live in, shows she wouldn't be Inclined te ngree te It; but ene thing ought te be refused this girl, and tlmt is the Jeb that is only giving her mero luxuries, that is net in the leant adding te uujbedy else a comfort, but, in fat,t, taking away icon ib 1 v x-r iispesH,,,, ,., net going in ueconie 1 Mtrry (jhrihtmns. I can't tell jeu of w H,'' '"' 11;,aulS0 e ,','". oceu1l.',n,f "J thing I have seen except the Jey and her tint., in ills way. Bit her If. as tll0' happiness abounding nt this time, THIS DAY AND YOU By Ralph Walde Trine Auther of "In Tnne Wth th Inflnlt.', THE WAY TO ACHIEVEMENT Te set the face in the right direction. nnd then simply te travel en, unmind ful nnd never discouraged by even fre quent relapses by the way, is the secret of all human achievement. Fear nnd worry and nil kindred mental states are se expensive that no man, woman or child can afford te glve them a dominating or even the slightest held in his or her life. They will grew if we indulge them; they will depart in tlme completely if we nre really determined that we can't afford them. There are untold numbers among us who are suffering various bodily ail ments thnt have been induced, many times unconsciously en their part, by these two great fllclicrs of human health and, therefore, of h ipplness. Fear invnrlably paralvzcs healthy ac tion ! wnrrv rnrrnilne tiinl nulla rlnren .tin erganlbm. If net quick-acting, ns in cn'.es new nnd then they nre. they huva nlways the slew -poisoning Influence. Leng-continued grief nt any real or apparent less will de the same. Angci, jeaieusy, mauce, a breeding dispesi- mm vi any ij ne, win ue tne enmc- each has its own peculiar corroding poisoning, tearing down effects. A elee-fited, henrding, stingy dlspoel dlspeel dlspoel tleiit will hnve also similar effects. Wise Is he who determines etrly te de away forever with the companionship of the two twins. They nre black fel lows. They never help us. They never weik, they never clean for us, but in their palls they alwtts carry poison. Why net "geed-night," then, te the Black Twins? Te bid geed -by te fear nnd worry, opening nil doers nnd windows te hope and faith which always Induce cournge. which in turn is always producthe of nermnl healthy action, nnd then te couple this with rightly directed en- Adventures With a Purse DUT who enn think of material ad -"- ventures today when the world fairly quivers with excitement nnd nn ticipitien. Who wns It said there was no S-intn Claus? Have veu been in tin 1 tej department of nny of the shops and seen the eager little faces shining as they be timidly approached Santit te 1 whisper in his ear, nnd the eldei peo ple, faces tlrrd, perhaps, but arms) laden with mvslcrieus bundles, and the dignified member of the family wnndet- ' lng off te wntch the niechnnical trains. And who can sny there isn't a Snntn Claus when evcrv ene is giving, ghlng 1 tmt all, ciccpt, .Merry Christmas! WUATS WHAT Ily Ihlen Dccle Chrlstmaa cards and Christmas let. ters from distant friends are vvelcome, but of nil holiday messages of ijoed will perhaps the Christmas telegram Is the most personally appreciated a tecgram seems te prove that tha sender Is net content te forward an ordinary greeting, but is willing te go te the trouble and nxiiense of telegrnphie servlca te allow his courtesy or affMo affMe affMo tlen for tha recipient of his friendly wishes. Regulation ten-word tolegraphte men. sageH may be worded thus: "Merry Christmas te jeu and yours from mine and me," "Health and wealth, unfailing cheer, Merry Chruitmns, glad .Vew Year," or any ethe-r way the sender wishes te express himself. The tola tela graph companies have fcoveral eterk forms of Christmas grei tings from which a choice in.iy lie made, If desired The sender should Insist that the meu. sase Is net te he telephoned from a local telsgrnph office, hut must be de" llverea in the form of & written i.u. cniuii Iftwu fnHiMin tn nun Tin l n MVI'l H ! 1IIKU .M.l.T U It lanu murtra renin iiuuiiiix hi ey uittr The Best Time te Feel the Sfiirtt of Christmas" Is The Wonder and Mystery of Feace Which. Leme te Tidings of It was right ln the middle-of a crowded store, where-children shouted a t their play In the toy depart ment playground, where busy mothers nnd worried fa triers hurried about ana wondered, vf h or e weary salespeople answered the same Questions for the ertleth time, and showed the same wares patiently for the forty-hundredth. It suggested Christmas, of course, for the decorations were all of laurel, of holly, of Santa Clnus and of bright tinsel. But it wns a noisy Christmas, a ma terial Christmas, a Christmas that had its drawbacks. Yet the setting in which Santa Claus appeared te greet tU children gave an entirely different effect. The background represented snow covered reefs, there were icicles here nnd there, with the sun just rising, casting n rosy glow ever the whole scene. I'lne branches were a-wanged, Just te show around the edge of the throne which Santa Claus would-occupy when he nrrlvcd. Behind these, between them and the sunrise, there was seme mechanical device which sent just nn occasional, lazy snowfleko floating out of nowhere nnd back again. The rest of the "set" may have caught the cye mero quickly, en ac count of its brilllnnce and beauty, but this ene llttle detail bad caught the spirit of Christmas. TT WAS becouse of the peacefulncss of it. Somehow yen could stand there in the midst of nil the bustle nnd hurry and worry about 5011 nnd be lifted stiaight into the midst of Christmas by the sight of theso aimless, silent, vvhite flakes drifting up into the rosy glow of that snow-filled dawn. It's the peace of Christmas, net the day or its celebration, but the idea, the fnct thnt it stands for, which makes it se beautiful. Yeu can celebrate It best, I always feel, just nt midnight, when the chimes nre ringing out their joyous, solemn message, or with the sunrise. AT MIDNIGHT, there's nn expectant hush Just before the clocks begin te strike. Then with the first stroke thnt breaks the silence, n sense of content nnd deep thankfulness, Just for being alive, pours into 3 our heart. Later en jeu hear the sound of carols sung by unseen choristers, their voice echoing in blended harmony through the frosty nlr. At any ether tlme perhaps it wouldn't meve jeu he deeply; but the night, the singing nnd the chimes, combined with the knewledge jeu Iinve that this is Christmas morning, bringing its message of peace en enrth, bring out nil the simplicity and humility in you, se that ou fnlrIy trcmble with the wonder of 1 iu vvuoie ining. Burly In the morning, with the dawn just beginning te stretch se that you see its first light en the edges of the clouds hanging low ever the horizon, there nre mere chimes It might be llke nny ether morning when jeu get nwnke early. But the bells ringing their summons M'm$miWmm!m Our Stores Will Be Closed Christmas Day Open Tonight Until TO e' Cleck te Better Serve Yeu Serve it en A Wm will convince super-cleanliness we take pride in. Te eat a slice from one of our delicious leaves of crisp, wholesome bread will convince you of their super- goodness Victer Bread Buy it today for Christmas nnd test its keeplnir qualities. Yeu will find it benrs out our assurance as te Our Master Bakers' BECAUSE Inasmuch ns our Stores will be closed Christ mas Day, be sure te lay in a sufficient supply of 'Victer" or "Supreme," whichever is your favorite leaf, te fill your family demands until Tuesday morning. & A EHtI4BAII :$S$ ubmvniii I M, at Midnight or Dawn " Nature Itself Then Suggcst'thtl north With the Glad Great Jey te the service which mm. . .. mere this da thnn . .,.nrac 1 hnf If !. ,.. lit -1 .A cl tc" Jei i ChriVtaaV DayT W , rrillEttE'S silence new, tee, aw, and that peace again. Because it's se quiet, yen fMi &t spirit of the day mero thnn you can .! any ether time, x ' It doesn't seem like anything you rn I express in terms of gifts, a large db. -1 ner ami encery greetings te j0u. friends. '?" It's tee deep for that, when yen fi 1 it nt midnight, or tlie earliest dW I wun we mystery or the Creater7! heavens filling you with awe and wes! der. And later" in the day. tired of veIcm perhaps, weary with the left-ever ! baustlen from the day before, you rn withdraw into your memory and fresh yourself with a return, Just f0f the moment, te that tlme of peaceful restful communion with the spirit of Christmas. Se silent, se never-failing. The Weman$ Exchange Settling an Argument Te the Editor of Weman' Paget Dear Madam There has been a dii nute as te whether Sunday eccn a aiM Is the flrsi w day of the week or the last, tell me which it IsT r Sunday la the first day of the week, Please Send an Address There have been two offers of rai domes for the laundress who wanttd one. Will the lady who was Interest ln her plcnse send ln her artdrcss7 as It was net kept, and we should be very glad te ace that the laundress get hef light. A Problem Te the Editor of TVemin's Paget Dear Madam Would you glve m a row suggestions, such as penknife, feun tain pen, silver pencil and cigarette caw, for a Christmas gift te a boy of twenty wttli whom. I have been going for two v.nr.7 " ' He has the things mentioned, hut they are net the type of gift I desire glvlni htm. Anything which would cost $10 or under. I will npprcclate any suggestion jeq may offer, nB I feel mentally unabli te think of anything M. H. D. I would net ndvlse giving an expen sive gift. A card Is really sufficient, unloss-veu nre engnged. Ilut since jeu asked for suggestions, here are a few A wallet, a match case, a pair of book ends or book, or net at books of the kind you knew he will like. MeMtitst Last-Minute Gifts Made by Shut-ins Give invalids a chance. 205 S. 16th Street Christmas PEEP into any one of our three sanitary d a y 1 i er h t bakeries veu of the Leaf continued freshness &Q 9 Bread g 0 Big supreme Leaf Masterpiece S$5:SP ri$ii y . K.i ., jv j, J -n- .A'-.J'-lJ & V,t,vM'